Rob Ford catches up on his reading while going 45 miles per hour on the Gardiner Expressway. (Twitter)

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Next time you're driving in Toronto, beware of a hazard on the road: the mayor. Rob Ford was photographed reading a stack of papers while driving on the city's busy Gardiner Expressway yesterday, in a shot snapped by a Twitter user who says traffic was moving at around 45mph, reports the Globe and Mail. When reporters asked him about the photo, he admitted reading while driving and complained about "ridiculous questions." He explained he was trying to "catch up on my work and you know I keep my eyes on the road, but I'm a busy man."

Reading while driving doesn't violate the province's distracted driving laws, but a driver could be charged if doing so contributed to a mishap that is illegal, like an unsafe lane change, according to the city's police department, which has urged Ford to hire a driver. "Mr. Mayor ... please get a driver," a spokesman wrote on the department's official Facebook page. "It is obvious that you are busy enough to require one and no amount of money you are saving by not having one is worth the life of one of your citizens."

And here they said he was illiterate and could not multi- task!!! Take that you critics. Although the evidence still says he's an idiot

carbonated_turtle

Aug 15, 2012 12:40 PM CDT

I still can't figure out how this obvious moron stole the election, but the entire city of Toronto is sick of his bullshit. He's our Dubya. Between this, driving past open streetcar doors, and talking on his phone while driving, he should at very least have his license taken away. But no, not only does he get a free pass to drive illegally and dangerously, he's allowed to continue destroying our city. I can only hope that he crashes into a pole while riding with his idiot brother, killing them both, and harming nobody else. Fuck this fat piece of shit.

NobodyKnows

Aug 15, 2012 11:28 AM CDT

How do you read without taking your eyes off the road? And at 45 miles an hour.